Derek Dooley campaigned in rural Georgia this month with a lifelong friend: Gov. Brian Kemp, who also happens to be the state’s most popular Republican. Yet Mr. Dooley remains, by …
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Senators Warn of Intelligence Gaps if Surveillance Program Expires
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTwo senior Republican senators warned the Trump administration on Saturday to prepare for the possible expiration of a key tool for U.S. government surveillance, urging top officials to take steps …
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Kennedy Center Loses Case Against Musician Who Canceled Over Trump Naming Dispute
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA federal judge in Washington on Friday tossed a lawsuit filed by the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts against a jazz musician who canceled a performance at the …
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Trump’s Defense Department Sees Growing Espionage Threat From Israel
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesRecent U.S. intelligence reports have raised concerns about Israeli spy agencies eavesdropping on American negotiators working on a peace deal with Iran, amid rising concern over a more general counterintelligence …
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Trump Greets Farmers in Wisconsin, but Says He Could Be Home Watching TV
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHe promised a quick end to the war in Iran. He held up photographs of various Washington improvement projects, including the “reflecting pond.” He complimented the physiques of male athletes. …
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Iran Fired Drones Toward Strait of Hormuz With U.S. Shooting Down at Least 4, U.S. Military Says
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAmerican forces intercepted several Iranian missiles and attack drones fired at Persian Gulf countries and the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, U.S. Central Command said, in the latest spasm of …
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Patel Said to Have Fired Five F.B.I. Analysts Over Memo on Catholic Extremists
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Trump administration on Friday fired five F.B.I. employees tied to a 2023 internal intelligence document that conservatives have said was anti-Catholic, according to people familiar with the dismissals. The …
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Trump Keeps Immunity from I.R.S. Audits, Even as $1.8 Billion Fund Falls Away
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSenate Republican anger about President Trump’s $1.8 billion fund for people who claim to be victims of federal overreach was loud and apparent. It held up the Republican agenda in …
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For seven months, construction to replace the 123-year-old East Wing with what President Trump hopes will be a legacy-defining ballroom has been underway without interruption, in spite of a federal …
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Platner Denies Hurting Ex-Girlfriend and Says He Will Not Quit Senate Race
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesGraham Platner, the presumptive Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine, appeared Thursday night in his first interview since a New York Times report about his treatment of several women he …